Game.



R. W. DOAN.

GAME.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2| |916.

1,223,859. Patented Ap'r..24,1917.

A INVENTOR ifa/@mh/om. WITNESSES fllll- ATTORN EY RUDOLPH W. DOAN, OF ENDICOT'I, WASHINGTON.

GAME.

Specicaton of Letters Eatent.

Patented Apr. 24%, i917.

Application led August 2,1916. Serial No. 112,772.

To all (whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, RUDOLPH W. DOAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Endicott, in the county of `Whitman 1 and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Games, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to game boards and has for its primary object, the provision of an improved game board upon which game pieces may be moved to different squares or diamonds as the game progresses.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of an improved form of game board having rows of diamondshaped blocks or squares, with the rows increasing in value toward either end of the board, so that the 'number of points gained by each player may be readily determined by the provision of the game pieces.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a game board and game pieces to be employed in connection with cannons mounted on the opposite ends of the board and adapted to be used in firing members indicating projectiles toward the game pieces at the opposite ends of the board.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of a new form of game in which the parties participating may each have a set of game pieces representing a company of soldiers to be moved vin a special manner over the game board in accordance with certain rules to be followed, the object being for each player to advance his men as far as possible toward the opposite end of the board while at the same time knocking over the men belonging to his opponent, by means of the imitation projectiles, each player taking his or her turn at firing at the opponents men.

With the above and other objects in view as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved game board with the game pieces in the proper position for the players to start a game.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the board with the game pieces removed, and

Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the game pieces.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawings, l designates in general the improved form of game board, the central portion of which is broken away in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings. lIfhis game board has its main portion provided with transverse rows of diamond shaped blocks, alternating in color, the entire playing portion of the board being divided into the diae mond shaped blocks, so that between each of the referred to transverse rows will be provided a dividing row of diamond shaped blocks of a single color. Adjacent each end of the playing portion of the board, will be found a transverse row of diamond shaped squares inclosed by spaced heavy transverse lines and upon the proper color blocks between the heavy lines, may be placed the game pieces to be used by the players to rei resent soldiers. While any number of men or game pieces may be employed, l have provided ten for each player and they should be placed as far as possible to the left side of the board so that the men may be moved along the diagonal lines in a zig-Zag manner, moving the men first to the right and then to the left, as will be readily understood.

A suitable margin 2 is provided around the marked portion of the board l and within the margin 2 may be found, upon either side of the board, the numerals designating the value of each transverse line or row of alternating diamonds or blocks, the first row in the front of each starting row being pref erably given a value of 5 points, the neXt row l0 points, the third 20, the fourth 30, etc., the last row having a value of 180 points. lt will be seen that the numerals at the opposite sides of the board are reversed, in order that each player may readily determine the total number of points to his credit, according to the distance his men are advanced toward the starting row for the opponents men. While the game pieces or men may be of any preferred design, li have shown the same, in Fig. 3 as being conopposite ends of the board and preferably at the transverse center of the same to ac! commodate the cannons 6 which are pivotally mounted upon supporting blocks 7 resting on the opposite ends of the board l, the cannons 6 being adapted to swing freely upon the pivot member, each cannon swinging in the recess 5 provided for the same. Each cannon is also provided in the upper face of its body with an opening 9 adapted to receive one of the imitation projectiles l0, previously mentioned, when the plunger ll is withdrawn and the spring 12 engaged around and having one end secured to said plunger 11 is under tension. The imitation projectile 10 is then in position for firing and as soon as the cannon is turned in the proper direction, the plunger 1l may be released, permitting the spring 12 to force the same forwardly and firing the imitation projectile 10 toward the opponents man 4for which the player has aimed.

While the rules may be changed as desired, each player should move one man either to the right or to the left, advancing the man to the neXt playing row and then fire one projectile at his opponents men in an eifort to knock over one or more of the opponents soldiers. The players should take turn in this manner until all of the projectiles have been used, the winner being determined by the number of men on the advanced playing lines.

Vhile the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

l. A game including a game board having transverse rows of alternating` diamond shaped blocks upon one face, said board being also provided with means for indicating the value of the several rows of blocks, game pieces adapted to be arranged across the ends of said board and moved over said blocks in a Zig-Zag manner, projectiles for striking and knocking over said gaine pieces, and means mounted at either end of said board for aiming and tiring said projectiles.

2. A game comprising a board having a -plane surface including transverse rows of diamond shaped blocks alternating in color,

said rows increasing in value for each player toward the opposite end of the board, said rows being separated by blank rows oi blocks, one of the transverse rows at either end of the board serving as a starting row, game pieces adapted to be positioned upon said starting rows and moved toward the opposite end of the board, a protecting upstanding flange for said board, projectiles for striking and knocking over said game pieces, and means pivotally mounted in said flange at the opposite ends of said board for firing said projectiles.

3. In a game, a game board having a plurality of blocks upon its upper face, sets of game pieces adapted to be moved one block at a time toward each other, and projectile shooting devices arranged at opposite sides of the board and behind each set of pieces, each of the projectile shooting devices being adapted to be aimed to knock down a piece after it has been moved to a new,

position.' Y

4. In a game, a gaine board, sets of game pieces arranged upon the board and movable toward each other, the game pieces of each set being adapted to alternately move toward each other, and means for projecting projectiles at each set of game pieces after each movement of the same to knock them over.

5. In a game, a board having a checkered surface, sets of game pieces arranged on the checkered surface and adapted to be moved toward each other in a zig ZagA path alternately from each set, the pieces of each set being arranged in alinement at the start of the game, a projectile shooting device arranged behind each set of pieces, each of the projectile shooting. devices being adapted to shoot projectiles to knock down the pieces after each has been moved to a new position.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RUDOLPH IV. DGAN.

Witnesses:

M. A. SHERMAN, GEO. C. MARSH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

